A better Boston? The choice is ours

It?s been more than 40 years since our national image on race was defined by the school busing crisis ? years of halting progress, steps forward and back. It is high time to break that pattern.

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Adrienne Lawrence said ESPN retaliated against her, after she complained of harassment, by reducing her on-air shifts and ultimately denying her a permanent position. — Joe Faraoni/ ESPN Images/File 2016

Read the text messages at the center of the ESPN harassment complaint

The texts were sent between longtime anchor John Buccigross and Adrienne Lawrence, a former employee who filed a sexual harassment complaint this summer.

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Guest host Chad Finn chats with NFL analyst and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher.

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Mechanics find owl under the hood while doing an oil change

Oil change? More like ?Owl? change.

Good Samaritan rescues rabbit stranded on the side of a Brockton road

Simpson found himself stranded on the side of the road in Brockton and did not have much longer to live.

Red Sox made offer to Carlos Santana, but Phillies were a better deal

The first baseman agreed to Philadelphia?s three-year, $60 million deal on Friday.

Boston school officials reconsider new start times

The Boston school system announced Friday night it would reconsider the new school times for next fall amid immense parent opposition to the plan.

Final GOP bill creates 7 tax brackets

The final version of the GOP tax bill would create seven tax brackets, including a new 37 percent rate for top-end wage earners.

GROUND GAME

Will Maine?s Susan Collins have a ?House of Cards? moment?

The question of where Collins?s allegiances lie will become huge in Washington, as will the matter of whether she?s ripe for a switch to independent.

Snow arrives as the workweek ends

Greater Boston faces more bitterly cold conditions Friday as meteorologists warn that the evening commute will probably be affected by a fast-moving snowstorm as the workweek ends.

Hedge fund Elliot draws a bead on Akamai

The hedge fund is known for pressuring companies into cost reductions and sales.

Controversial Seaport tower project gets key state approval

A conservation group has fought against the developer?s plans for a 22-story condo building at the harbor?s edge.

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Sand in the gears of climate change

The state House of Representatives should approve a bill passed by the Senate to establish a long-term plan for climate change.

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He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.